A while ago I asked for help in configuring CHAP (Cryptographic Handshake Authentication Protocol) into Samba, and no-one had heard of it. Well, I finally found a reference to it, in the form of a Micro$oft knowledge base article. It's PSS ID Q187228, if that means anything (I'm reading a fax). Unable to Connect to a Samba Server with Windows 98 Symptoms: When you attempt to connect to a Samba server or a LanManager server from your Windows 98-based client computer, the following error message may be displayed: Incorrect Password. This error message may occur even though you provide the correct user account and password. Cause: This behaviour occurs because Windows 98 does not send plain text passwords to Server Message Block (SMB) by default. Resolution: To resolve this issue, use either of the following methods: Method 1: Configure the Samba server to support Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) password encryption. Please refer to your Samba documentation in how to configure a Samba SMB server. NOTE: This is the preferred method to resolve this issue because it is more secure than sending unencrypted passwords over the net. Method 2: [ Talks about PAP - Password Authentication Protocol ] Method 3: [ Dunno; this was the end of the page. There is no Method 3 :-) ] Well, I got Samba 2.0.0, and there is no mention of CHAP... So, does Samba support CHAP, or are Microsoft up themselves? The point is, we don't want passwords to be sent in the clear over the network. -- Dave Horsfall VK2KFU dave@geac.com.au Ph: +61 2 9978-7493 Fx: +61 2 9978-7422 Geac Computers P/L (FGH Division) 2/57 Christie St, St Leonards 2065, Australia